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Two thirtysomething white collar business partners--both of whom have been rejected by women--conspire to find a vulnerable woman, simultaneously date her, and then break up with her just to assuage their damaged egos. Both men, however, become attracted to the woman and then become engaged in a cat-and-mouse game of one-upmanship that eventually escalates into full-scale psychological warfare. (official distributor synopsis)
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A chilling and funny story of two friends who bet on who will be the first to hook up with their deaf colleague from work. But one of them falls in love with her, leading to unexpected complications. A pleasant surprise, even though LaBute is not a very inventive filmmaker, his direction is static and lacking ideas, but the weaker he is as a director, the better he is as a writer. What makes this film stand out are the well-written dialogues and the performances, especially Aaron Eckhart, he’s superb. All in all, the debut of LaBute, originally a theatre director, was quite successful.
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